$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD) Day 2 | 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-16-2020 16:07 UTC-4

Day 2 of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event Has Started

Shirley Ang

Day 2 of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event is set to start at 3 p.m. local time. A total of 294 entries were collected over the three starting days and 67 players have returned to battle it out for their share of the $781,746 prize pool. The winner will walk away with $189,965 while 30 players will get paid at least $5,081.

When play resumes, Level 14 will start with a small blind of 2,500, big blind of 5,000, and a big blind ante of 5,000. A 15-minute break will take place after every two levels with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 17. Play will continue until there are six players left or 2 a.m., whichever comes earlier.

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02-16-2020 16:17 UTC-4

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The prize pool details have been announced and with the 249 entries, a prize pool of $781,746 was created. The winner will walk away with $189,965 while 30 players will get paid.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$189,965	10-12	$13,681
2	$115,698	13-15	$11,726
3	$84,038	16-18	$9,772
4	$64,885	19-21	$7,817
5	$46,905	22-24	$6,254
6	$35,179	25-27	$5,863
7	$27,361	28-30	$5,081
8	$21,498
9	$15,635

02-16-2020 17:23 UTC-4

Rossi Doubles Twice

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Rossi first shoved from under the gun for 24,000 and was called by Stephen Deutsch in the big blind without the latter looking at his cards.

Michael Rossi:
Stephen Deutsch:

The board ran out for Rossi to double up.

The hand after, Rossi shoved from the big blind for 51,000 after Minho Choe had raised from the middle position and called.

Michael Rossi:
Minho Choe:

The board ran out for Rossi to hold with the higher kicker to double up again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Deutsch	345,000 50,000	50,000
Minho Choe	220,000 111,000	111,000
Michael Rossi	111,000 -50,000	-50,000
Matthew Sabia	Busted

Tags: Minho Choe Stephen Deutsch Michael Rossi

02-16-2020 17:48 UTC-4

One Round Penalty for Bittan

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The board read and Jeromy Bittan had checked from the middle position with over 250,000 in the middle already.

Nils Tolpingrud shoved from the cutoff for 257,000 and Bittan had dived deep into the tank.

At one point, David Yoon walked past and Bittan shouted: "Can you believe this guy shoved into my set of fives?!"

Yoon looked over, commented but didn't say much.

After a while the clock was called on him which annoyed Bittan who then went on a bit of a rant. In the end, the clock was put on him and when the timer ran out, Bittan open-folded the .

The floor then gave Bittan a one-round penalty for talking about his hand while in the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeromy Bittan	907,000 428,500	428,500

Nils Tolpingrud	520,000 -59,500	-59,500

Tags: David Yoon Jeromy Bittan Nils Tolpingrud

02-16-2020 18:45 UTC-4

Israelite Falls to Emanuel

Shirley Ang

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Israelite shoved from the hijack for around 120,000 and was called by Jason Emanuel in the big blind with the bigger stack.

David Israelite:
Jason Emanuel:

The board ran out for Emanuel to hold with the rockets to eliminate Israelite.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Deutsch	620,000 275,000	275,000
Chad J Brown	600,000 20,000	20,000
Ulises Roman	510,000 128,000	128,000
Mike Zgorski	300,000 136,000	136,000
Jason Emanuel	292,000 150,000	150,000
Dan Silver	290,000 -19,000	-19,000
Ryan Dougherty	125,000 -31,000	-31,000
Stephani Czap	105,000 -158,000	-158,000
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin	Busted
David Israelite	Busted
Austin Morin	Busted

Tags: David Israelite Jason Emanuel

02-16-2020 19:43 UTC-4

Elias Doubles Through Hitchcock

Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jane Hitchcock raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Darren Elias shoved from the small blind for 176,000 in total. Dien Le folded his big blind and Hitchcock took her time to consider her options. She cut out calling chips, took a bit more time, and then made the call.

Darren Elias:
Jane Hitchcock;

The board ran out with the jack in the window for Elias to double up with the pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gintautas Putinas	642,000 137,000	137,000
Darren Elias	372,000 148,000	148,000

Joe McKeehen	325,000 -140,000	-140,000

John Auville	297,000 155,500	155,500
Jason Sardo	275,000 5,000	5,000
James Anderson	255,000 60,000	60,000

Jane Hitchcock	220,000 -220,000	-220,000
Joseph Tak	194,000 2,000	2,000
Dien Le	59,000 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: Darren Elias Dien Le Jane Hitchcock

02-16-2020 20:11 UTC-4

Le Eliminates Elias

Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Darren Elias got his last chips in from the cutoff and was called and covered by Dien Le on the button.

Darren Elias;
Dien Le:

The board ran out for Le to improve his hand to a set to eliminate Elias.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dien Le	393,000 193,000	193,000
Darren Elias	Busted

Tags: Darren Elias Dien Le

02-16-2020 21:28 UTC-4

Tak Busts Before the Bubble

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dien Le raised to 26,000 from the middle position and Joseph Tak three-bet to 70,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Le shoved for Tak to call.

Joseph Tak:
Dien Le:

The board ran out for Le to hold with the queens to eliminate Tak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dien Le	800,000 275,000	275,000
Joseph Tak	Busted

Tags: Dien Le Joseph Tak

02-16-2020 22:01 UTC-4

Deutsch Bubbles the Main Event

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Matthew Sesso raised from the hijack and action folded to Matthew Sesso who was all-in for his last 4,000 in the big blind.

Stephen Deutsch:
Matthew Sesso:

The board ran out for Sesso to turn a set to eliminate Deutsch as the bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Sesso	330,000 -38,000	-38,000
Stephen Deutsch	Busted

Tags: Stephen Deutsch Matthew Sesso

02-16-2020 22:15 UTC-4

Tolpingrud Eliminated by Bittan

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jimmy Chen raised to 25,000 from the middle position and Jeromy Bittan three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff. Nils Tolpingrud four-bet shoved for 194,000 and it folded back to Bittan who immediately called.

Nils Tolpingrud:
Jeromy Bittan:

The board ran out for Bittan to flop trips to eliminate Tolpingrud.